Dangers caused by famers enemies
Subject: Agricultural Science
Class: Basic 2 / Primary 2 / Year 2
Term: Third Term / 3rd Term
Week: Week 4
Topic:
Harms caused by famers enemies
Previous Knowledge: The pupils have previous knowledge of
The Diagram of an Earthworm
that was taught in their previous lesson.
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, learners will be able to
- say the meaning of harmful farmers enemies
- mention where farmers’ harmful enemies can be found
- List of examples of harmful farmers’ friends
- Describe the harm or danders that farmers harmful enemies commit to Farmers Enemies
Instructional Materials
- Wall Charts showing types of Insects
- Online Resource
- Textbooks
- Scheme of work
- 9- Year Basic
Methods of Teaching
- Role modelling
- Questions and Answers
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Recitation
- Imitation
- Story Telling
- Dramatization
Content:
Meaning of harmful farmers enemies
Farmers enemies are living things on the farm that make farming difficult and unprofitable for farmers on the farm.
They destroy farmers’ harvest or produce.
At times they attack growing crops.
These farmers’ enemies may be small mammals like rodents, crabs, insects or birds.
Where farmers’ harmful enemies can be found
Most of these farmers’ enemies can be found in holes, burrows, or on trees.
Dangers that farmers harmful enemies commit to Farmers
- They eat up leaves of crops
- They eat up stem of young crops
- They attack the roots of crops
- at times they destroy harvested crops that are already stored in bags
- Some of them spread diseases
- Crops that are destroyed by pests are loss to the farmer
- They attack farm animals
Presentation:
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1: The class teacher revises the old topic
Step 2: The class teacher introduces the new topic
Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and gives room for pupils” participation
Class Teacher and Pupils Activities. Interaction or Participation
This involves class teacher and pupils’ interaction, conversation, imitation or modeling through discussion, play method or just by recitation or asking and answering questions that are related to the topic that has just been taught.
Evaluation
- Say the meaning of harmful farmers enemies
- Mention three places where farmers’ harmful enemies can be found
- List of examples of harmful farmers’ friends
- Describe how tsetse flies affect cattle
- Who is a farmer?
- Mention four crops that may be grown by a farmer
- What do farmers’ enemies do to the quality of crops?
- What should we do to farmers’ enemies that destroy farmers’ crops?
- Is grasshopper an example of farmers enemy?
- Is a lizard an example of a farmer’s enemy?
- Is crab an example of farmers’ enemy?
- Is rat an example of farmers’ enemy?
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